| 边缘 | biān yuán | edge / fringe / verge / brink / periphery / marginal / borderline |   |
| 即将 | jí jiāng | on the eve of / to be about to / to be on the verge of | |
| 濒临 | bīn lín | on the edge of / (fig.) on the verge of / close to | |
| 几近 | jī jìn | to be on the brink of / to be on the verge of | |
| 一触即发 | yī chù jí fā | could happen at any moment / on the verge | |
| 呼之欲出 | hū zhī yù chū | lit. ready to appear at the call (idiom) / fig. on the verge of coming out into the open / (of a person's choice etc) on the point of being disclosed / (of an artistic depiction) vividly portrayed | |
| 摇摇欲坠 | yáo yáo yù zhuì | tottering / on the verge of collapse | |
| 大厦将倾 | dà shà jiāng qīng | great mansion on the verge of collapse (idiom) / hopeless situation | |
| 喷薄欲出 | pēn bó yù chū | to be on the verge of eruption (idiom) / (of the sun) to emerge in all its brilliance | |
| 罗雀掘鼠 | luó què jué shǔ | lit. to net birds and dig for rats (idiom) / fig. hard pressed for cash / on the verge of bankruptcy | |
| 眼圈红了 | yǎn quān hóng le | to be on the verge of tears | |
| 话到嘴边 | huà dào zuǐ biān | to be on the verge of saying what is on one's mind | |
| 路边排雷组 | | verge group / verge party | |
| 路边排雷 | | verge clearance | |
| 听牌 | tīng pái | (mahjong) to be one tile away from completing a hand / (sports) to be on the verge of winning | |
